Sunday 3rd March 2024

Frampton    50+ WAXWINGS at Frampton Court feeding in trees on the Perryway side of Court Lake this morning. (Nick Goatman). This afternoon a Kestrel and 14 Cormorants at Court Lake, a pair of Teal in the reeds by the Gravel Wash, four Chiffchaffs singing and lots of Goldcrests. At Splatt Bridge a Great Crested Grebe, a Kingfisher in the reedbed and a Little Egret. (Steve Pullen).

WWT Slimbridge     An Egyptian Goose on the Dumbles. (Julian Gould). The SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF calling and showing in the plum blossom shelter belt beyond the reedbed along South Finger this morning. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Stinchcombe Hill     Two Bewick’s Swans headed over Tyndale Monument then flew directly over Drakestone Point towards WWT. Also a calling Marsh Tit and a Green Woodpecker. (James Robinson/Tim McGrath).

Rodborough    c100 Siskins feeding on Alder at Little Britain Farm near the pond. Little Britain Farm is close to the intersection of Bear Hill Rodborough and the A46. (Mil Petkovic).

Longney     A Common Sandpiper and a Dunlin on what remains of Rodley Sands. (Jeremy Squire).

Halmore area     A male Goshawk, two Red Kites and two Buzzards over, a Kestrel, two Nuthatches, four Treecreepers, a Blackcap, a Mistle Thrush, a Song Thrush, two Goldcrests, several Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Fieldfare and several Redwings passing through. (Chris Newton).

Goshawk by Chris Newton

Stonehouse    A Little Grebe at the Ocean this morning. Also Cormorants over but quiet otherwise. (Paul Sutton).

Little Grebe by Paul Sutton

Tuffley     Seven Buzzards over at midday. (Mark Hobson).

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About The Gloster Birder

My name is Mike King and have lived all my life in Gloucestershire. I am happiest birding around Frampton but I especially love Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. I have birded all over Europe, in the U.S.A. and Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Belize, Madeira, Mexico, Grand Cayman, Dominican Republic, The Gambia, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey and most recently Thailand.
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